708 



IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



T Indicates an amount too small to measure, or less than .005 Incb precipita- 

 tion, and less than .05 inch snowfall. 



OCTOBER. 



The mean temperature for October averaged slightly below the normal 

 for the State, but the departures varied greatly with a deficiency of nearly 

 four degrees along the extreme western counties and an excess of nearly 

 three degrees over a large portion of the southeastern and east-central sec- 

 tions. Killing frosts occurred during the month over the entire State, the 

 date varying from the 10th and 11th over most of the western and central 

 portions until as late as the 31st at points along the Mississippi River. 



The precipitation was above the normal, though very unevenly dis- 

 tributed, varying from less than half an inch in Sioux County to nearly nine 

 inches in Delaware County, but the time of occurrence was nearly uniform 

 throughout the month over the entire State. Rainy days averaged 10 and 

 equaled the frequency of October, 1911, which has held the record since the 

 State-wide records have been kept; and the largest monthly total, 8.65 

 inches, has been exceeded only in October, 1908, when a fall of 8.83 inches 

 was recorded. Another unusual downpour occurred at Dubuque on the 4th. 

 See special article, page 35. 



The month was generally favorable for pastures and the seeding and 

 germination of winter wheat but too wet for corn husking, and this condi 



